âI guess so!â Leng Ruoxue said without giving him any face.
âSigh!â
âLittle girl, do you have any plans?â the old man asked helplessly.
âIâve decided to strike first!â Leng Ruoxue explained. She had never been one to be a sitting duck. Since the enemies wanted to deal with her, she naturally couldnât give them enough time to prepare. Thus, she was already planning when she knew the news. But things changed later on, so she wanted to find a few more allies.
âStrike first? Are you confident?â the old man asked with interest.
âYouâll know then.â Leng Ruoxue deliberately left him hanging.
âLittle girl, what do you need me to do?â the old man asked proactively. Since they were going to form an alliance, it was impossible for him to do nothing and enjoy the fruits of her labor, right?
âI need you to get rid of the parasites in the Eastern Lagoon Empire first. Weâll see what happens with the rest later,â Leng Ruoxue said simply. She wanted to cut off the Xu familyâs lackeys before dealing with the Xu family.
âThereâs no problem with that,â the old man said straightforwardly. He had wanted to get rid of those people for a long time, but he had never thought of a good reason. But it seemed like he didnât need any reason now.
After reaching an agreement with the old man and establishing the alliance contract, Leng Ruoxue left quietly.
After leaving the Eastern Lagoon Empireâs imperial palace, Leng Ruoxue and Freak rushed to the Southern Dusk Empire overnight.
After flying non-stop for nearly three days, they finally arrived at Lunar Capital in the Southern Dusk Empire.
It was in the afternoon when they entered the Southern Dusk Country. Leng Ruoxue and Freak casually found a family inn, had some food, and had a simple rest. They waited until late at night before sneaking into the imperial palace of the Southern Dusk Empire.
With great familiarity, they found the Phoenix Rite Hall where the empress resided. Leng Ruoxue got Rise to cast an invisibility spell on the two of them, and they walked into the inner hall as if no one was there.
âXueâer, I donât think itâs a good idea for us to barge in like this,â Freak said with some concern on his face, his cheeks flushed red.
âWhy not? Itâs the only way to avoid being discovered!â Leng Ruoxue said in puzzlement, her face full of confusion.?What does Freak mean?
âWhat I mean is, what if the couple is currently⦠Wouldnât we be disturbing them if we went in directly?â Freak said very thoughtfully.
âDamn Freak, are you looking for a beating? What are you thinking?â Leng Ruoxue said speechlessly with her face full of black lines.?Only Freak could think of something like this. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âXueâer, itâs not impossible,â Freak defended himself aggrievedly.
âWhat should we do then? Should we enter or not?â Leng Ruoxue was also a little hesitant. After all, they were here to form an alliance with the Southern Dusk Empire. If they really ran into them⦠it would indeed not be good.
Freak thought about it and then pressed his ear against the window of the inner hallâ¦
âXueâer, letâs go in!â he said after a while.
âOkay.â Leng Ruoxue pushed open the door to the inner hall, and the two enteredâ¦
â¦
Three days later, Leng Ruoxue and Freak returned to the generalâs mansion.
âXueâer, youâre back so soon?â Leng Qingtian was surprised to see his precious granddaughter in his study.
âYes.â
âHas everything been settled?â Leng Qingtian couldnât help asking.
âDone,â Leng Ruoxue said simply.
âStinky girl, canât you say a few more words? Are you trying to make Grandpa anxious?â Leng Qingtian was a little anxious. He had been waiting for news from Xueâer, but this stinky girl insisted on one-word answers. She was deliberately trying to make him anxious!
âGrandpa, are you doubting your granddaughter?â Leng Ruoxue hugged Leng Qingtianâs arm and acted coquettishly.
âOf course Iâm not doubting you, but you have to explain it to Grandpa. Otherwise, Grandpa will be worried,â Leng Qingtian said with slight dissatisfaction.
âOkay, okay.â
Leng Ruoxue stopped teasing her grandfather and explained her cooperation with the two empires in detailâ¦
In fact, she had gained a lot from her trip to the Southern Dusk Empire. At least, she now knew a lot of secrets from the emperor and the empress, including what had happened to her parents all those years ago. She didnât expect them to know more details than her grandfather. This made her even more determined to get rid of the Xu family.
âXueâer, what are your plans?â Leng Qingtian asked with a solemn expression after hearing everything his granddaughter had to say.?The Xu family is too ambitious. They actually want toâ¦
âGrandpa, hasnât the Xu family been waiting for news from the other four families? Iâve decided to reveal these things to those families. If they still choose to cooperate with the Xu family, Iâm afraid they wonât be on the same page,â Leng Ruoxue explained. She decided to use the sow discord plan. But she knew very well that even if she didnât use it, those families would still have different motives.
Leng Qingtian nodded and then asked worriedly, âWhat about the imperial families?â The power of the imperial families wasnât any weaker than the Five Great Families. If they allâ¦
âGrandpa, donât worry. The status of the Five Great Families and the imperial families are very different. So far, only the Western Light Empire is under the Xu familyâs absolute control. As for the others, the Xu family hasnât completely succeeded yet. But the bait set by the Xu family this time is quite big.â Leng Ruoxue didnât expect those people to care so much about the spots for the mystic realm. But the other three empires were not as strong as the Eastern Lagoon Empire and Southern Dusk Empire, so she was not too worried. The ones that were harder to deal with were those few Great Families.
âXueâer, you are still young and donât understand what the spots for the mystic realm mean to others,â Leng Qingtian said with a sigh. Xueâer might not know, but he knew very well.
For thousands of years, the prominent families would reshuffle prior to every opening of the mystic realm. Take their Leng family, for example. In the past, the Leng family was once a top family of the Ling Feng Continent. But later on⦠they declined and only rose again in his generation. Therefore, he felt very deeply about this.
âGrandpa, Grandpa Yuâs groupâ¦â
âDonât worry. Grandpa will send them back in a few days.â Leng Qingtian understood what his granddaughter meant. At the same time, he knew very well that with his relationship with Old Yu, if he told Old Yu, that old man would definitely stay to help. But for this matter⦠he couldnât and didnât want to involve them.